APEC: APEC ministers responsible for trade adopted joint statement including measures on AI cooperation and cross-border e-commerce

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APEC ministers responsible for trade adopted joint statement including measures on AI cooperation and cross-border e-commerce

On 23 May 2026, Trade Ministers from the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) adopted the joint statement (Suzhou statement) on advancing regional trade integration, resilient supply chains, trade digitalisation, services liberalisation, and coo…

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Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection authority governance
Regulated Economic Activity
platform intermediary: e-commerce, ML and AI development, platform intermediary: other
Implementation Level
bi- or plurilateral agreement
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
other regulatory body

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2026-05-23
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On 23 May 2026, Trade Ministers from the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) adopted the joint…